The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-06-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
Lawrence.

Lawrence.
Dick Fishers father and brother from
Indiana, have been making him visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Conklin have com
menced housekeeping in Kate Johnston's
house.
Mrs. Emorette White was called TO the
State of New York by the illness of sister,
who died before her arrival.
Darkey Whites team took spin around
the square on their own hook last Saturday
evening. Considerable racket, but nothing
smashed.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM Cate of Aurora, Ills
are visiting the Hazards and other friends in
this place. Mrs. Cate is sister of the
Hazards.
\A party went from here 20 Lake Michigan
fishing last week. They only brought back
about five hundred fish, and say they didn't
Shaye much luck.
Lightning struck Geo. Kings house on
Tuesday night of last week. No great dam
age was DONE and the inmates didn't know
ii until morning.
Mr.. Gilbert Taylor of Breedsville, and
Miss Matte Draper of this village, were mar
ried at the residence of the brides father a
short time since.
At the close of our school, Misses Hill and
johnson of the intermediate and primary
departments, gave their pupils very pleas
ant surprise at Grange Hall, treating them to
ice cream, cake, etc.
Members Of the post and others surprised
A. IL. Draper a week ago Monday night, had
had good time and left him an arm chair
10 remember them by. They say Gus is
sixty years old, but he's still quite young
ster.
There are no more cases of diphtheria, and
we hops the disease is at All end III our vii
lage. 1t has taken eight of our little Ones
leaving three families childless, taking an
y only son from one and from another an only
daughter
Mrs. Sarah Holmes, whose death was men
toned III last weeks NoRTHERNER, died on
the Sd instant, after q protracted Illness
aged forty-four years. Funeral exercises
were held on Sunday afternoon at the Meth
odist church, of which she was member.
We are disguised, Mr.. Editor, that our
items fail to get through on time, and even
Nalk of retiring from the field of journal
ism" for good. Our letters were in the
office in season, and we cannot understand
why they take two days for the trip, unless
they have a lay-over check.
One of our newly made Benedicts, think
ing "setting 'em up for the boys to be q
custom more honored in the breach than in
the observance, omitted that important cere-
mony, i'll consequence of which gang of
young hoodlums made night hldeous with
their uproar for three successive nights, with
threats that the performance should be con-
tinued. We hope the young man will be
gritty enough to :" light it out on that line if
il takes all summer.
Commencement exercises were held at the
opera house Amos Benedict. Will Roberts
and Elan Branch were the graduates Their
orations were well written and well delivered.
The occasion was enlivened with excellent
instrumental and vocal music. After the
comforting of diplomas, Prof. Tuthill was
presented with an elegant and valuable gold
ring and Miss Pierson, preceptress, with a
handsome album, gifts from their pupils.
The other teachers had also received neat
and appropriate tokens of remembrance. A
portion of the foregoing items should have
appeared in our paper of last week, but did
A not reach US in time. Our correspondent
entrusted them to private messenger and
they came Potter-ing along couple of days
after the paper was printed. Ed.